Permanent Residence (2009)
- Original title
- 永久居留
- Directed by
- Scud
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A gay man in Hong Kong navigates his secret relationship with a straight friend. The film follows their bond over many years while dealing with societal taboos and personal longing.
introspectivemelancholicslow-burnsensualcontemplativehonestunflinchingtenderprovocative
What happens
Permanent Residence (永久居留) is a 2009 Hong Kong film starring Sean Li and Osman Hung. It was directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Danny Cheng, also known as Scud. The film explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society, in an unusually open, convention-defying way, and features full-frontal male nudity in several scenes. It is the second of seven publicly released films by Scud. The six other films are: City Without Baseball in 2008, Amphetamine in 2010, Love Actually... Sucks! in 2011, Voyage in 2013, Utopians in 2015 and Thirty Years of Adonis in 2017. The eighth film, Apostles, was made in 2022, as was the ninth, Bodyshop, but neither has yet been released. The tenth and final film, Naked Nations: Hong Kong Tribe, is currently in production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Utopians (2015)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.